Jamalpurਜਮਾਲਪੁਰ

Where is Jamalpur?

Jamalpur is a village in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phagwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029682, and it covers 249 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,908 people in Jamalpur: 995 men and 913 women, living in 356 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 249 hectares, the population density works out to about 766 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 918 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 221, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,746 people, about 92 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.58 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.5 per cent and women at 70.25 per cent. The census recorded 673 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 500 main workers, the largest group, 305, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 81 agricultural labourers and 58 household industry workers. A further 173 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jamalpur's land. Of the village's 249 hectares, 195 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (195 hectares). About 51 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 63 cultivators and 100 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Jamalpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Phagwara, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Phagwara, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mauli and Nangal.

What is the population of Jamalpur?

The population of Jamalpur was 1,908 at the 2011 census, living in 356 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Jamalpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jamalpur has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.